response

«response» in Mova's school dictionary: an answer or reply to a question, letter or message — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a response, responses)

meaning for a pupil

1) A response is an answer or reply to a question, letter or message. tree →

2) A response is also something you do because of something else, a reaction. tree →

3) In science, a response is how a living thing reacts to a change (a stimulus). tree →

sense in the lessons

In science a plant's response to light is to grow towards it; in emergencies, the response is what people do to help, and emergency services are «first responders». Phrases: «in response to», «a quick response», «no response», «response time».

examples

• I sent a message but got no response. tree →
• Her response was a big smile. tree →
• Plants grow towards light in response to it. tree →
• The fire brigade's response was very fast. tree →
• Write your response in full sentences. tree →
• In response to the storm, the school closed. tree →
• The pupils of our eyes get smaller in response to bright light. tree →
• The little boy made no response. tree →

note

Countable. Verb: respond. Spelling: -onse not -ance. «In response to» = because of / as an answer to.

In the corpora

• In a fear response blood goes to the big muscles, and careful thinking and fine skills such as close ball control get worse.
• In commentary and response, the second team builds on the first team's ideas and raises questions, rather than attacking.
• A servant will not be corrected by words; for though he understand, there will be no response.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «response» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.